The Guardians made quick work of the White Sox’ designs on a sweep Tuesday, coming from behind for a 10-7 victory in 11 innings in the first of a three-game series and dropping the Sox five games out of first place with 14 to play.
The relentless Guardians (81-76) clinched the season series and tiebreaker and won for the 12th time in 16 extra-inning games by scoring five runs in the 11th inning. The Sox scored two in the 11th on AJ Pollock’s two-run homer, his 1,000th career hit but a meaningless consolation in a loss that all but ended the Sox’ chances for a third consecutive postseason.
